Data transfer using CANopen  Issue 01/05 
  CANopen Option Module    Operating Instructions 
50  6SE6400-5BC00-0BP0 
3.2.7  EMERGENCY object service 
The EMERGENCY object is used to transfer an error message to the CANopen 
master, or also to another node which can process the error message. 
The node fault which last occurred is indicated in the object 1003H Predefined 
Error Field. In addition, an 8 byte EMERGENCY telegram is sent non-
synchronously. 
The EMERGENCY telegram structure is shown in the following table: 
Table 3-12  Structure of the EMERGENCY telegram 
Byte 0  Byte 1  Byte 2  Byte 3  Byte 4  Byte 5  Byte 6  Byte 7 
CANopen 
Error code 
CANopen 
Error code 
CANopen
Error 
register 
MICRO-
MASTER 
Error 
number 
MICRO-
MASTER 
Error 
number 
Reserved Reserved Reserved 
Significance of the individual bytes 
Byte 0/1  CANopen error code. This corresponds to an MICROMASTER fault. The 
interrelationship between the CANopen error number and the 
MICROMASTER error number is shown in Table 3-14. 
Byte 2  Error register. In the error register it is indicated as to which error class 
the error belongs. This fault code is also used for display in object 1001H. 
Bit 0:  General error 
Bit 1:  Current error 
Bit 2:  Voltage error 
Bit 3:  Temperature error 
Bit 4:  Communications error 
Bit 5:  Device profile-specific 
Bit 6:  Reserved (always 0) 
Bit 7:  Manufacturer-specific 
Byte 3/4  MICROMASTER fault number. Using this fault number it is possible to 
directly view the MICROMASTER documentation to identify the error 
involved and possibly initiate counter-measures. 
Byte 5-7  Not used. These bytes are always zero. 
 
NOTE 
Warnings do not initiate EMERGENCY telegrams – they are indicated by the 
warning bit in the status word. The CANopen master can read-out the warning 
number from object 283EH.